| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 15-0 | 2198 | 1682 | 2055.6 | 124 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 14-1 | 2109 | 1688 | 1994.7 | 121 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 13-1 | 2034 | 1606 | 1917.6 | 124 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1977 | 1680 | 1898.0 | 134 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 12-2 | 1989 | 1643 | 1896.4 | 124 | ||
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 | 12-2 | 1981 | 1660 | 1895.3 | 128 | ||
| 7 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 12-2 | 1981 | 1624 | 1884.9 | 121 | ||
| 8 | Florida State | ACC | 13-1 | 1975 | 1525 | 1851.1 | 138 | ||
| 9 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1914 | 1617 | 1835.1 | 128 | ||
| 10 | Missouri | SEC | 11-2 | 1920 | 1574 | 1826.8 | 131 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1846 | 1613 | 1785.1 | 131 | ||
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 11-2 | 1878 | 1512 | 1778.7 | 133 | ||
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 10-3 | 1838 | 1563 | 1765.4 | 124 | ||
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-3 | 1830 | 1571 | 1761.3 | 131 | ||
| 15 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-3 | 1815 | 1606 | 1760.2 | 131 | ||
| 16 | Liberty | Conference USA | 13-1 | 1891 | 1406 | 1755.7 | 150 | ||
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10-4 | 1789 | 1628 | 1747.4 | 120 | ||
| 18 | Clemson | ACC | 9-4 | 1790 | 1594 | 1739.3 | 121 | ||
| 19 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1746 | 1665 | 1725.2 | 125 | ||
| 20 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1723 | 1658 | 1706.3 | 123 | ||
| 21 | NC State | ACC | 9-4 | 1752 | 1567 | 1704.0 | 121 | ||
| 22 | Kansas | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1740 | 1588 | 1701.1 | 129 | ||
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-4 | 1760 | 1531 | 1699.5 | 127 | ||
| 24 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-4 | 1752 | 1533 | 1694.3 | 127 | ||
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1736 | 1552 | 1688.1 | 122 | ||
| 26 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1713 | 1580 | 1678.7 | 120 | ||
| 27 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1700 | 1611 | 1677.6 | 124 | ||
| 28 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 1756 | 1440 | 1671.4 | 140 | ||
| 29 | Louisville | ACC | 10-4 | 1719 | 1536 | 1671.2 | 128 | ||
| 30 | Troy | Sun Belt | 11-3 | 1751 | 1447 | 1669.2 | 134 | ||
| 31 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1682 | 1595 | 1660.3 | 122 | ||
| 32 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 7-6 | 1657 | 1605 | 1644.1 | 124 | ||
| 33 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 11-3 | 1723 | 1408 | 1638.5 | 132 | ||
| 34 | Maryland | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1658 | 1557 | 1632.3 | 129 | ||
| 35 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1631 | 1626 | 1629.8 | 120 | ||
| 36 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1639 | 1592 | 1626.9 | 121 | ||
| 37 | App State | Sun Belt | 9-5 | 1665 | 1510 | 1624.4 | 117 | ||
| 38 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 9-4 | 1673 | 1487 | 1624.2 | 127 | ||
| 39 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1629 | 1608 | 1623.9 | 125 | ||
| 40 | Duke | ACC | 8-5 | 1648 | 1543 | 1620.8 | 125 | ||
| 41 | SMU | American Athletic | 11-3 | 1693 | 1419 | 1620.1 | 122 | ||
| 42 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-6 | 1637 | 1568 | 1619.3 | 131 | ||
| 43 | Memphis | American Athletic | 10-3 | 1688 | 1422 | 1617.0 | 127 | ||
| 44 | Tulane | American Athletic | 11-3 | 1692 | 1395 | 1612.3 | 133 | ||
| 45 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-6 | 1615 | 1586 | 1607.6 | 124 | ||
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1639 | 1516 | 1606.9 | 120 | ||
| 47 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1616 | 1561 | 1601.7 | 121 | ||
| 48 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1649 | 1456 | 1598.8 | 122 | ||
| 49 | Miami | ACC | 7-6 | 1602 | 1588 | 1598.4 | 127 | ||
| 50 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-6 | 1602 | 1579 | 1596.0 | 124 | ||
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-3 | 1666 | 1364 | 1584.7 | 129 | ||
| 52 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-5 | 1602 | 1533 | 1584.0 | 129 | ||
| 53 | California | Pac-12 | 6-7 | 1572 | 1616 | 1582.6 | 121 | ||
| 54 | UTSA | American Athletic | 9-4 | 1628 | 1439 | 1578.8 | 122 | ||
| 55 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-6 | 1590 | 1506 | 1568.8 | 115 | ||
| 56 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-7 | 1543 | 1619 | 1561.8 | 126 | ||
| 57 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9-5 | 1590 | 1449 | 1553.8 | 121 | ||
| 58 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1528 | 1602 | 1546.1 | 128 | ||
| 59 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 10-5 | 1592 | 1413 | 1545.2 | 116 | ||
| 60 | Air Force | Mountain West | 9-4 | 1584 | 1429 | 1543.8 | 141 | ||
| 61 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1505 | 1664 | 1543.6 | 131 | ||
| 62 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1507 | 1658 | 1543.4 | 143 | ||
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 10-3 | 1614 | 1343 | 1541.6 | 133 | ||
| 65 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-7 | 1515 | 1561 | 1526.3 | 131 | ||
| 66 | Auburn | SEC | 6-7 | 1516 | 1553 | 1525.4 | 122 | ||
| 67 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1530 | 1510 | 1524.7 | 121 | ||
| 68 | Boston College | ACC | 7-6 | 1536 | 1486 | 1523.7 | 125 | ||
| 69 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1530 | 1502 | 1522.9 | 135 | ||
| 70 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1539 | 1463 | 1519.8 | 124 | ||
| 71 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1515 | 1527 | 1517.9 | 125 | ||
| 72 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1464 | 1675 | 1514.3 | 159 | ||
| 73 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1560 | 1371 | 1510.1 | 133 | ||
| 74 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 9-4 | 1551 | 1380 | 1506.0 | 140 | ||
| 75 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1533 | 1416 | 1502.5 | 122 | ||
| 76 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1474 | 1570 | 1497.6 | 130 | ||
| 77 | Florida | SEC | 5-7 | 1473 | 1557 | 1494.0 | 141 | ||
| 78 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1518 | 1400 | 1487.6 | 125 | ||
| 79 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1464 | 1548 | 1484.8 | 127 | ||
| 80 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1497 | 1445 | 1484.2 | 121 | ||
| 81 | UCF | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1465 | 1526 | 1479.7 | 128 | ||
| 82 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1451 | 1519 | 1468.1 | 130 | ||
| 83 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1480 | 1427 | 1466.4 | 129 | ||
| 84 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-7 | 1448 | 1510 | 1462.9 | 121 | ||
| 85 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1452 | 1489 | 1461.0 | 119 | ||
| 86 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1400 | 1644 | 1457.3 | 140 | ||
| 87 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1421 | 1523 | 1445.6 | 133 | ||
| 88 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-8 | 1404 | 1553 | 1439.5 | 137 | ||
| 89 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1427 | 1475 | 1439.0 | 122 | ||
| 90 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1450 | 1399 | 1437.4 | 120 | ||
| 91 | Virginia | ACC | 3-9 | 1380 | 1597 | 1431.5 | 144 | ||
| 92 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-7 | 1392 | 1465 | 1409.8 | 130 | ||
| 93 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1361 | 1565 | 1409.2 | 140 | ||
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-8 | 1359 | 1539 | 1402.1 | 134 | ||
| 95 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1346 | 1580 | 1401.0 | 138 | ||
| 96 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1412 | 1348 | 1395.8 | 124 | ||
| 97 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-8 | 1371 | 1449 | 1389.9 | 124 | ||
| 98 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1377 | 1424 | 1388.9 | 129 | ||
| 99 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1384 | 1402 | 1388.5 | 119 | ||
| 100 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-9 | 1331 | 1575 | 1388.4 | 146 | ||
| 101 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1372 | 1434 | 1387.6 | 130 | ||
| 102 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1385 | 1388 | 1386.1 | 117 | ||
| 103 | Rice | American Athletic | 6-7 | 1370 | 1387 | 1374.2 | 125 | ||
| 104 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1364 | 1391 | 1370.9 | 126 | ||
| 105 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1356 | 1412 | 1369.5 | 129 | ||
| 108 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1320 | 1485 | 1359.0 | 132 | ||
| 109 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1292 | 1523 | 1346.2 | 133 | ||
| 110 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1324 | 1409 | 1345.0 | 136 | ||
| 112 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1302 | 1435 | 1333.9 | 129 | ||
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-7 | 1328 | 1351 | 1333.3 | 121 | ||
| 114 | UAB | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1301 | 1425 | 1330.9 | 129 | ||
| 115 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1274 | 1489 | 1324.4 | 132 | ||
| 116 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1289 | 1431 | 1323.1 | 132 | ||
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1292 | 1393 | 1316.3 | 140 | ||
| 118 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-10 | 1226 | 1585 | 1307.6 | 149 | ||
| 119 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1242 | 1460 | 1293.5 | 147 | ||
| 120 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1257 | 1394 | 1289.8 | 131 | ||
| 121 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1239 | 1449 | 1288.5 | 138 | ||
| 122 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1259 | 1379 | 1288.3 | 131 | ||
| 123 | Delaware | CAA | 9-4 | 1340 | 1140 | 1286.8 | 142 | ||
| 124 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1230 | 1459 | 1283.9 | 126 | ||
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1235 | 1372 | 1267.6 | 130 | ||
| 128 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1220 | 1421 | 1267.4 | 134 | ||
| 130 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1226 | 1391 | 1265.4 | 131 | ||
| 134 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1194 | 1400 | 1242.6 | 127 | ||
| 135 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1182 | 1436 | 1241.1 | 142 | ||
| 136 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1169 | 1473 | 1238.3 | 142 | ||
| 141 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1179 | 1339 | 1217.1 | 132 | ||
| 142 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1164 | 1387 | 1216.5 | 137 | ||
| 145 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1161 | 1352 | 1206.1 | 138 | ||
| 153 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1106 | 1397 | 1172.6 | 135 | ||
| 154 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1095 | 1430 | 1170.9 | 138 | ||
| 158 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1104 | 1363 | 1163.6 | 139 | ||
| 161 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1068 | 1372 | 1137.5 | 140 | ||
| 168 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-7 | 1094 | 1163 | 1110.6 | 138 | ||
| 176 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-11 | 990 | 1399 | 1079.0 | 144 | ||
| 253 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-6 | 611 | 932 | 679.3 | 191 | ||